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I am officially a leaf peeper! That is somebody who travels around just to look at the autumn leaves. And they have been fairly spectacular,although not quite at their peek. They have web sites dedicated to the changing of the leaves and it all depends on the weather. They have had a mild autumn so far, so the leaves are a little late

Drove out to Cape Porpoise for a forgettable breakfast at Wayfarers Inn. Reviewed very positively on Trip Advisor by people on drugs, we cleared up that misconception very quickly. We reluctantly checked out of the Kennebunkport Inn, and hightailed it to Newport by the shortest possible route, Louise waving off any thoughts of going north first to visit the LL Bean store. As it was, our GPS drove us into the heart of Boston, and directed us back and forth through the tunnel enough times that ...

... almost on my knees to get to our first floor room. We went for a short walk around town - it is very cold and still raining - so we retreated to the Oyster Bar for a drink and diner - excellent. Oh JFK and Jackie got married at the church across the road from our guesthouse. Sighting: A lot of pleasure craft and yachts - never seen so many since leaving NY. Mileage: 134 ...

... lovely introduction to Rhode Island. After their riverside stroll they found a long street completely covered in overhead trees and pretty floral hanging baskets which they thought was rather a unique find in a city.

Next they saw the State House which gleamed white against the brilliant blue sky.

We then visited the Fort Adams which overlooked the port. After sampling some traditional Rhode Island lemonade, a cross between lemonade and a slushie, we saw some several schooners (2 masted boats) and some Cup America boats from the 1980s sailing on the bay. It is these boats that caused us to return two days later.

After our visit of Boston we headed back down to Newport for a two hour cruise on ...